Domestic Violence Prevention Act of 1998…. Indicate The Act and what its provisions were, the historical events or circumstance leading up to the passage of the Act, any debate or controversy over the Act, its content or its effects,

What particular programs and policies, research or activities resulted from the Act, what monies went with the act and how they were spent, how we might evaluate the success or shortcomings of the Act today.

Finally, comment on the act and its value or weakness particularly in the context of issues impacting women in the criminal justice system.